Biyang County is located in the southwest of Zhumadian City, Henan Province, 97 kilometers away from Zhumadian and Nanyang. It belongs to hilly area, where Funiu Mountain meets Dabie Mountain and the Yangtze River and Huaihe River diverge. The overall pattern is "five mountains, one water and four fields". The county has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 13 townships, 3 sub-district offices and 352 administrative villages with 900,000 people, with a total area of 2,335 square kilometers.
Biyang county has a long history and was called Biyang in ancient times. Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and Korea in the Warring States Period. After the Western Han Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, the county was established seven times, eight times and 15 times. Ming Hongwu was named Biyang in the 13th year. Originally from Nanyang area, 1965 belongs to Zhumadian area. Biyang is the pioneer of atheism in China, the hometown of Lv Foting, a master of modern Chinese painting in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Beautiful scenery, forest land area of 6.5438+0.72 million mu, forest coverage rate of 43.3%. There are 66 large, medium and small reservoirs with a storage capacity of 740 million cubic meters, which is a national ecological demonstration area. The county is rich in resources, with 6.5438+0.54 million mu of cultivated land and 473 varieties of 365 kinds of crops. It is an important metallic and nonmetallic mineral base in southern Henan, with 3 1 proven mineral deposits, among which the reserves and products of potassium-bearing rocks rank second in the country. Rutile reserves and grades are among the highest in Asia. Rich in specialty products, Biyang Donkey and Magutian Pear are famous historical products, and Biyang Mushroom, Baiyun Xiantao, Tongshan Lake Silver Carp and Yangshu Chrysanthemum Heart Cabbage are well known. The "Xia 'nan Cattle" independently cultivated in our county is the first and only beef cattle breed in China. There are many human and natural landscapes, including Tongshanhu National Forest Park, a provincial third-class Tongshan scenic spot, Pangu Mountain, which is known as "China Pangu Holy Land", and Jiaozhu Garden, the former site of the Hubei-Henan Border Region Provincial Party Committee. Tourism brands such as Beidaihe in the Central Plains, Zhong Da Forest in the Air, Ecological Pearl and Pangu Holy Land are deeply rooted in the hearts of the whole province and even the whole country.
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Geographical location Biyang County is located in the southwest of Zhumadian City, with Tongbai in the south, Fangcheng and Wuyang in the north, Tanghe and Sheqi in the west and Suiping, Queshan and Yicheng in the east. The total area is 2335 square kilometers, including cultivated land 104374 hectares. The county has jurisdiction over 8 towns of Yangce, Magutian, Chunshui, Shewan, Guanzhuang, Ji Guo, Taishan Temple and Wangdian, and 8 townships of Xianghe, Huangshankou, Shuangmiao Street, Gaodian, Pangu, Gaoyi, Xiabei Temple, Jialou, Yangjiaji, Fuzhuang and Tongshan. 1 1.
Terrain Biyang County is located in the hilly area, with high terrain in the middle and low east and west. The mountainous area accounts for 43% of the total area, the hills account for 465,438+0%, and the plains account for 65,438+06%. The altitude is 83-983m, with an average altitude of 142. 1 m. Main peak 168, Baimaodu, the main peak of Baiyun Mountain, is 983 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Zhumadian City, spanning the central and eastern part of the county, with Luohan Mountain and Wufeng Mountain in the north, Shuangshan Mountain and Sanshan Mountain in the middle, and Tongshan Mountain and Pangu Mountain in the south.
Biyang county, a natural resource, is a hilly area with rolling mountains and scattered rivers and lakes. The terrain is medium and high, and the northeast corner and southwest corner are low and flat. The remaining veins of Tongbai Mountain show an "S"-shaped trend in the county, forming the backbone of the eastern edge of Nanyang Basin and the Jianghuai watershed. The advantages and disadvantages of natural conditions exist. Baiyun Mountain, located in the east-central part of the county, with an altitude of 983 meters, is the highest mountain in the county and the highest peak in Zhumadian City. The county is located in the transitional zone between the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, and belongs to the continental monsoon climate. Spring is warm, the season is short, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is short, the night is cool and the day is hot, and winter is long and cold with little snow. The four seasons are distinct and the climate is humid. The area is rich in products and fertile land. There are four soil types: yellow brown soil, fluvo-aquic soil, sandy black soil and paddy soil, which are suitable for the growth of various crops. There are more than 100 kinds of crops, producing wheat, soybeans, sesame seeds, peanuts, cotton and so on. There are more than 300 kinds of trees, and the dominant species are Pinus massoniana, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus elliottii, loblolly pine, Chinese fir, maple, poplar and Salix matsudana. Abundant aquatic plants are suitable for grazing and breeding. There are more than 300 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, and the authentic Chinese herbal medicines are Belamcanda, Platycodon grandiflorum, Bupleurum, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Atractylodes lancea and so on. Large quantity and high quality. There are more than 10 kinds of minerals that have been identified, and iron, fluorite and marble are of great mining value. Among many products, Magutian Piaoli, Jialou Baiyun Xiantao, Yangshu Cabbage, Biyang Mushroom, Biyang Chestnut, Biyang Donkey, Xianan Cattle, Tussah and Belamcanda are the most valuable.
Biyang is located in the transitional zone between the north subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, and belongs to the continental monsoon climate. Spring is warm, warm season is short, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is cool, day is hot, winter is cold and there is little snow. The four seasons are distinct and the climate is humid. It is south in summer and north in autumn to spring. According to the hydrometeorological data of 1957 and 1958, the annual sunshine hours in China are 1758 ~ 236 1 hour. The annual average sunshine hours are 2066.3 hours, and the annual total radiation is 1 12.8 kcal/cm2. The annual average temperature is 14.6. The coldest month is 65438+ 10, with an average temperature of 0.9℃, and the lowest temperature at the low end is-17.6℃ (1969 65438+10.031); It is the hottest in July, with an average temperature of 27.5℃ and an extreme maximum temperature of 40.4℃ (1August 23, 959). The annual average ground temperature is 17.0℃. The frost-free period is 2 19 days, the longest is 243 days (1959) and the shortest is 195 days (1972). The average annual precipitation is 960mm, and the average annual rainfall days are 104 days, the maximum year is 140 days (1964), and the minimum year is 75 days (1978). Extreme annual maximum rainfall 1850.3mm (1975) and extreme annual minimum rainfall1966). The time distribution of precipitation is uneven, and the summer precipitation accounts for more than 50% of the annual precipitation. The main disastrous climate is drought and flood.
Hydrological Biyang is one of the birthplaces of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River tributaries. There are many rivers, dense reservoirs and ponds, abundant precipitation and abundant water resources in the county. There are *** 153 rivers, mostly upstream rivers. There are two first-class rivers, namely Biyang River and Ruhe River (Shahe River). Biyang River flows westward, belonging to the Yangtze River basin, and it is a perennial river. It is 74.3 kilometers long and has a drainage area of 1338 square kilometers. Ruhe River flows eastward and belongs to Huaihe River Basin. The total length is 68km, and the drainage area is110 km2. There are secondary rivers such as Liuhe, Magutian, Tianshui and Lianghe 19, with a total length of 463 kilometers. Biyang River, the largest river in China, originates from the eastern foot of Baiyun Mountain, meanders southward, bends westward to Deng Zhuang, Tongshan Township, and flows into Songjiachang Reservoir together with the water from the north and south of Tongshan Mountain. The reservoir flows to the southwest, turns to the west after passing through Gaoyi, goes around the south side of the county to the west, reaches Duozhuang Town of Shewan Town, and joins the Tanghe River in Yuantan Town of tanghe county.
200211The Central Civilization Office confirmed the list of cities nominated by national civilized cities in the creation cycle of 20021-2023, and Biyang County was on the list.
From June 5438 to February 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Biyang County as the fifth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) that took the lead in basically realizing the whole mechanization of main crop production in China.
In June 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources announced the third batch of counties (districts) that reached the standard for the construction of water-saving society, and Biyang County was on the list.
In June 2020, Biyang County was included in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Long March District (Red 25 Army)).
On October 20 19 10, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment awarded Biyang County the title of the third batch of national demonstration cities and counties for ecological civilization construction.
In March of 20 19, Biyang county was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 20 18.
On 20 17 12, Biyang county was listed as a demonstration county with the most investment potential in China in 20 17.
In 2005, Biyang County ranked 33rd among the top 100 oil-producing counties in China in 2005.